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Hopefully a lot of congratulations will be in order. | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images In a word, yes. First of all it has been demonstrated that batting order is overrated, as putting the same players in any order yields surprisingly similar results in simulations. Second of all, Opening Day is 96 days away and a lot can — and undoubtedly will — happen in … [Read more...] about Is It Too Soon To Discuss The Lineup’s Batting Order?

Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images A disappointing sophomore season for the speedster Tons of players make their major league debuts every single season. For a lot of those rookies, it’s their sophomore campaign that comes with the biggest challenge. Your fellow big leaguers now have a sense of who you are as a player, both on the base paths and in the batters box. The league … [Read more...] about Athletics 2024 Season In Review: Esteury Ruiz

Stan Szeto-Imagn Images The greatest of all-time We received awful news this morning that Oakland Athletics legend Rickey Henderson passed away last night, according to former teammate and longtime friend Dave Winfield, later confirmed by the New York Post. He was 65. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DAVE WINFIELD | Hall Of … [Read more...] about A’s Legend Rickey Henderson Passes Away

Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images After a rocky 2024 the Joe Boyle A’s experience is now officially a thing of the past Joe Boyle was one of the talks of A’s Spring Training this past year dazzling left and right with a nasty repertoire of pitches. He’d get first dibs on solidifying a starter job out of the gate but Boyle’s regular season was far from his Spring Training as … [Read more...] about Athletics 2024 Season in Review: Joe Boyle

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Friday, Athletics Nation! “I’ll take sports economics for $500, Alex.” “Sports economics it is: They’re blue and white and rolling in $335 million dollars.” “Boy, sure ain’t Dr. Evil. How about...who are the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers?” $335 million dollars. That’ll buy a lot of Dodger dogs, and that … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Salary cap fight may be brewing